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FIE to LSI: distance & flight time
Fair Isle (Fair Isle Airport) → Sumburgh (Sumburgh Airport)
26 mi
42 km · 23 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
26 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- FIE — Fair Isle Airport · Fair Isle, United Kingdom
- LSI — Sumburgh Airport · Sumburgh, United Kingdom
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FIE
- LSI · Sumburgh Airport26 mi away
- NRL · North Ronaldsay Airport31 mi away
- NDY · Sanday Airport39 mi away
- SOY · Stronsay Airport44 mi away
Near LSI
- LWK · Lerwick / Tingwall Airport22 mi away
- FIE · Fair Isle Airport26 mi away
- SCS · Scatsta Airport38 mi away
- OUK · Outer Skerries Airport42 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FIE from LSI?
The flight distance from Fair Isle (FIE) to Sumburgh (LSI) is 26 miles (42 km, 23 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FIE to LSI?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from FIE to LSI?
Nonstop service on FIE–LSI depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FIE to LSI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FIE–LSI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FIE to LSI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FIE–LSI tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.